Cabin fever

Under cabin fever of one or more persons it is colloquially a temporary mental state of excitement in compulsory camp accommodation, as it occurs mainly in barracks, prisoner of war camps, Deportierungslagern, refugee camps, shelters and disaster relief camps in persistently stressful and unpredictable long -lasting conditions.

Koller ( MHG kolre, OHG kolero = " rage" from mlat. Cholera = " outburst ", see also choleric ) is a popular Germanization of " cholera " and refers to a suddenly appears or silent anger, a serious psychological arousal or psychological disorders, which can be derived from an environment or situation. It manifests itself in individuals in fear, anger, despair, overactivity and depressive states.

Causes are often lack of psychosocial care, poor food, disease outbreaks, overcrowding of the camp, stress, lack of sleep and the like. By fighting these causes such as the creation of private retreat areas as well as the attention to individual properties, cabin fever can often narrow or weaken at an early stage.

The term " cabin fever " also finds widespread use in everyday language, if the impaired good condition and it traceable " disengagement " of a participant about a summer camp or training camp will be described. So Mars -500 medically supervised investigations take place approximately in the space research, such as in the project.

In the arts

• The horror novel The Shining and the film of the same deal with the issue of cabin fever. In 1997 the story was filmed for the second time.
• The horror movie Cabin Fever from 2002 also deals with the issue of cabin fever.